How's it going? 'Wie' and the singular indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine', 'ein'
Learning outcomes
I can use the question word 'Wie?' to ask how things are going and can use the indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine' and 'ein' in contrast to the definite articles 'der', 'die', 'das'.
I can pronounce [ei] correctly.
- Year 7
How's it going? 'Wie' and the singular indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine', 'ein'
Learning outcomes
I can use the question word 'Wie?' to ask how things are going and can use the indefinite articles 'ein', 'eine' and 'ein' in contrast to the definite articles 'der', 'die', 'das'.
I can pronounce [ei] correctly.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ei] sounds like the German word 'frei' and the English word 'eye'.
- 'Wie?' means 'How?', like in 'Wie geht's?' ('How's it going?').
- German has three words for 'a': 'ein' (masculine), 'eine' (feminine) and 'ein' (neuter).
- 'A' (ein, eine, ein) introduces new information; 'the' (der, die, das) refers to something already mentioned or known.
Keywords
Ei - pronounced ‘ei’ as in 'frei'
Indefinite article - different forms of ‘a’: ‘ein’, ‘eine’, ‘ein'
Common misconception
[ei] is pronounced like the English [e].
[ei] is pronounced as in the key word 'frei' and like the English 'eye'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? In German, there is only one word for 'the'?
Q2.Match the following German words to the correct gender.
Q3.Which of these is the correct translation of the sentence 'Wo ist der Gast?' into English?
Q4.Which of these words contain a long vowel sound?
Q5.Which of these words contain a short vowel sound?
Q6.True or false? 'Sein' and 'ist' mean 'to be, being' and 'is'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these English statements about how someone is doing to the correct German equivalents.
Q2.True or false? The German sound [ei] is pronounced like the English word 'eye'.
Q3.Match each German question to the appropriate answer.
Q4.Which of these words are indefinite articles?
Q5.Match these German words to their English translations.
